Girdle.



E. GUGGENHEIM.

GIRDLE.

APPLICATION FILED rm. I9I7- Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR (ana ram,

- a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the borough of Man- York, have mvented certain new and useful Improvements 1 in Girdles, of which the following is 'a full,

clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to girdles or corsets object is to provide an elastic girdle adapted to be worn, particularly by stout persons; it is also an important object of my invention to provide a combined elastic girdle and abdominal objects are attained by the construction which will be hereinafter described in detail in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a plan of the improved girdle 20 or corset when opened out flat;

Fig. 2 is a perspective elevation of the front 'of the corset, with its extremities brought together and fastened in the manner in which it is worn.

The body of the girdle is mainly composed of a wide band of elastic textile fabric 1, its elasticity being in the direction of its length only. This band is without gores or darts, or in, other words, is entirely except that its lower edge may be longer than its upper edge in order to provide for the larger girth of the hips than the waist. The band is in all its essential respects similar to the band de- S. Patent Number 1,104,664,

granted to me July 21, 1914, and all of the advantages of that structure are embodied in At the waist line this' the resent device. ban is provided, as in the patented girdle, but less yielding nature than the body of the band. The band along the line of this zone 2 is for the. best results approximately equal in lengthto the natural waist size of the perthe garment, and the band being more rigid along this line is held from slipping downward or upward either by exertion or the drag of the hose supporters which are commonly attached to the lower 4 edgre of the garment.

he band 1 being uniformly elastic throughout is, when worn by stout persons, subjected to 'widely different strains along Specification ofletters Patent. Patentefl Sept, 1Q, 1918,

Application filed. April 14, 1917. Serial No. 162,110.

= different zones, and the elastic therefore not only wears out more quickly but its reducing effect is less. Accordingly, my invention consists in adding to the lower portion of the band a reinforcing elastic web 3,-which is sewed along its vertical edges 4-4 to the face of the band 1 while its horizontal edges 5-5 are free. Other vertical lines of stitching 6-6 may also extend across the face of this reinforcing band and secure it to the main band 1, if desired. In the same zone with this reinforcing elastic band 3, I attach as a continuation thereof on each side, inelastic sections 7-7 of coutil, or other rigid fabric, which are likewise secured along their vertical edges 8-8 by means of stitching, while being left free along their horizontal edges 9-9. Each of these rigid sections is in two parts connected together by lacings 10, so that the parts can be drawn together to any extent desired in order to determine the limit of the stretching of the elastic band 1 in the region immediately behind the said rigid sections 7-7.

The front of the garment is provided with the usual busks which carry the fastening devices 11, ordinarily used on corsets, or any other suitable fastening means, and the extremities of the band have pads 12-12 respectively, made of'inelastic material -in which are incorporated a number of bones 13, to produce a stiff supporting shield.

When this garment is worn, it will be seen that the lower half of it, which covers the hips, will resist the excessive strains at that location better than if the garment was single-ply throughout, and that the reducing effect of this portion of the garment will be more pronounced than if the main band were not reinforced by the portions 3. The rigid sections 7-7 can be adjusted by means of their 'lacings to limit the amount of stretch of the band 1 in the region immediately under the sections so that the lower front portion of the garment at which location these rigid sections occur, will serve as an adjustable abdominal supporter, making it unnecessary to use a supporter of this kind in addition to an ordinary corset or girdle. By leaving the lacings very loose the elastic material behind the sections 7 will have full play. It is obvious that adjustable rigid sections similar to the sections 7 can be placed on the band 1 at any points where it is desired to limit the elasticity of the band. v

I claim:

5 r 1. The combination with a girdle, elastic v in the direction 'of its len h, of inelastic sections adjustable lengthwlse of the girdle and attached to the face of the girdle.

2. A girdle comprising a band, elastic in ture.

the direction of its length and. provided at 10 In witness whereof I subscribe my signa- EDGAR GUGGENHEIM. 

